Container-top-affixing tool



Feb. 18, 1930.

E. F. HULBERT 1,747,440

CONTAINER TOP AFFIXING TOOL Filed March 14, 1927 INVENT 0R ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 18, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT: ori ice 'EDWIN F. HULBERT, or OWEN, WISCONSIN, AssIe oR ro THE MAs'rRR PACKAGE CORPORATION, or OWEN, WISCONSIN, A coRPoRArIoRo DELAWARE GONTAINER-TOP-AFFIXING TOOL.

Application filed March 14, 1927. Serial, No. 175,295.

The invention relates to container crimping tools and more particularly to a tool for crimping a removable container top to the siding of a container. 7

The object of the invention is to provide a device which may be used by a shipper in readily affixing or locking the removable cover or top of the container to the siding of the container, one of the jaws of the de vice being engageable with the top portion of the cover and the other engageable with the depending flange of the cover and adapted to bend the same over a bead on the mouth of the container.

The invention further consists in the several features hereinafter set forth and more particularly defined by the claims at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view through a container in connection with which the tool is used and before the tool is applied;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the container after being crimped by the tool embodying the invention, which is shown in elevation with parts of the handle broken away;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the tool, parts being broken away;

Fig. 4 is a front end view of the tool.

In the drawings the numeral 5 designates the fibre siding of a container and 6 a metal band secured to the siding to form a reinforced mouth, said band being turned with the upper edge of the siding to form a beaded edge 7. The cover portion of the container is in the form of a flat disk or head 8 secured within the metal band 9 which has a curved portion 10 turned over against the upper side of said disk 8, an annular portion 11 engaging the lower side of said disk, an annular portion 12 abutting the portion 11 and a depending fiange 13 adapted to be bent, at spaced portions or throughout its length, over the beaded edge 7 of the pail or container mouth, said container forming the subject matter of my copending application Serial No. 175,259, filedMarch 14, 1927, now issued as Patent Number 1,7 00,164, January 29, 1929.

The tool embodying the invention is preferably in the form of a pair of plie'r members.

14 and 15 pivotallysecured together by a pin 16 and having handles 14 and 15: extending rearwardly therefrom, an upper relatively wide jaw 17 on the member 14: and a lower relatively'wide jaw. 18 on the member 15.

The jaw 17 has a flat face portion 19 engageable with the disk 8 of the container and a groovedportion 20 adjacent thereto fitting over the curved portion -10-of thevband 9, and extending at its innerside below the flat face 19 so that a hook-on connection with both sides of the head band and head is provided. The jaw 18 has an inclined or curved face 21 and a flat face 21 extending beyond said curved face and alined with the depending portion 20"of the curved part 20 when the jaws are closed and this face 21 engageable with said flange of the head serves to limit the inward movement of the jaw 18 relative to the siding of the container.

With this construction, with the head in the position shown in Fig. 1, the upper jaw of the tool is placed upon the head so that it is temporarily hooked onto the curved por-" tion 10 and the then open lowerjaw 18 is moved upwardly withthe result that its inclined or curved face 21 bends the depending edge 22 of the flange 13 inwardly into crimped engagement with the beaded edge 7 of the siding ofthe container, as shown in Fig. 2, it being understood that the grooved portion 20 preferably does not tend to crush the curved portion 10 ofthe band 9 as the thrust is taken by the engagement of the fiat face 19 of the upper jaw with the head as the lower jaw is moved to perform its work though the interengagement of the upper jaw with the curved portion of the head prevents the tool from slipping off of the top of the container during the crimping operation.

WVith the tool above described the flange 13 may be crimped at intervals to the siding of the container in the manner above described or the tool may be successively applied to bend the entire lower edge of said flange into crimped engagement with the mouth of the container.

I desire it to be understood that this invention is not to be limited to any particular form or arrangement of parts except in so far as such limitations are specified in the claims.

' What I claim as my invention is:

1..A container-top aflixing tool compris- 'ing a pair, ofp lier members, one ofsaid members provided {with a j aw having a flat 1 face engageable With the head of the container, a

grooved portion adjacent said face extending 10 at-its-inner side-below said 'face theother of said members havinga curvedface to bend V the flanged portion of the cover against the beaded edge'of the siding of the container.

12; A container-top-atfixing-tool comprising 15 a pair of pliermembers one of said members proyidediwith a-jaw having a;flat face enga-ge,ab1e ith -t1he head ofthe container and V a grooved portion engageable-With the beaded edge pf theqhead band, andextending at its I g9 inner side below said fiatf'ace, the other of said -members having a 1 curved face to bend the flanged-portion-ofthe cover against the beaded edgeof the sidingof the container 7 and a; portion. forming ,a stop to'limitthein- 25 wardjinovement ofsaid jaw relative-to the siding of the container. f .1 1 testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

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